New research from the University of Houston reveals that distraction breaks memory by interrupting the brain's central ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Researchers at the Tsukuba University in Japan report that memories acquired while awake are stored in a more permanent form (called memory consolidation) during the REM stage of sleep, ...

The researchers found that measures of obstructive sleep apnea-related hypoxemia significantly predicted global white matter hyperintensity volume of the brain, which was driven by hypoxemia severity ...

Researchers at Tsukuba University in Japan report that memories acquired while awake are stored in a more permanent form (called memory consolidation) during the REM stage of sleep, and that this ...

A study suggests that 20 minutes of moderate cycling increases brain activity in the hippocampus, a region critical for learning and memory. This increased hippocampal activity may support memory ...

You're in the kitchen, baking a cake, and the recipe calls for two cups of sugar. By the time you choose between the brown ...

A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation, allowing mice to consolidate memories better during the day than at night.